Looping Guide - Electro-Harmonix 1440 Quick Start Manual

Recording A Loop
1. To record a Loop, simply select an empty bank and press the LOOP foot-
switch once. The REC LED will light solid and recording begins immediately.
Note: If nothing is plugged into the input jacks, loop recording will not be-
gin and the 4-digit display will flash "IN-J." Insert an audio source into one
of the input jacks to enable recording.
2. To close the loop and set loop length, press the LOOP footswitch again.
The REC LED will turn off, the PLAY LED will turn on, and the loop will begin
playing immediately. The MEM LED will also light solid, indicating the pres-
ence of recorded loop memory.
Note: if the function order is REC/DUB/PLAY, the REC LED remains lit when
the LOOP footswitch is pressed. The loop length is established and the 1440
will continue immediately into overdub mode.
3. All Loops play indefinitely. Each time the loop repeats, the PLAY LED will
flash briefly.
4. After a loop is recorded, the length is subtracted from the total loop record-
ing time of 1,440 seconds.
Stopping & Starting Loop Playback
1. To stop loop playback, press the LOOP footswitch two times quickly. Alterna-
tively, press the STOP [FX] footswitch once to immediately stop playback.
Note: If using the LOOP footswitch to stop, the REC LED will turn on together
with the PLAY LED during the first press. Both LEDs turn off during the sec-
ond press and playback stops immediately.
2. While stopped, press and release the LOOP footswitch once to start play-
back. The PLAY LED will light to indicate that the loop is playing.
Recording An Overdub
1. To record an overdub, make sure a Loop is playing back. If a loop is not
playing, press the LOOP footswitch once to begin playback. The PLAY LED
will turn on and the loop will begin playing immediately.
2. To start recording an overdub, press the LOOP footswitch once. The REC
LED will turn on—together with the PLAY LED—and audio will be recorded
on top of the original loop. The OVERDUB knob controls how much of the
previously recorded audio is preserved when overdubbing. Turn this knob to
maximum if you want to preserve the original loop level.
3. To stop overdubbing the loop: press the LOOP footswitch again, once. The
REC LED will turn off, and the loop continues playing along with the over-
dubbed audio.
4. Overdubbing will never change the length of the loop.
5. The 1440 can overdub indefinitely, allowing you to continuously overdub
new audio onto your loop.

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